Management Development Programs
1. Conceptual Framework
School of Management and Commerce, Poornima University, is a center of excellence for executive education. The university has world-class infrastructure consisting of modern classrooms fitted with the latest audio-visual aids, a computer center, a state of the art library resource center, an auditorium.
Management Development Programmes (MDP) provide participants with the opportunity to refocus, to immerse themselves in the latest thinking about best practice in management, and provide them with personal and professional tools to strengthen their effectiveness as a manager and leader. The programme also provides a global context for enhancing awareness and organisation wide thinking, from the challenges of leading change and transformation, to working more effectively in uncertain environments, and harnessing technology to ensure that systems and procedures are optimised.
2. Objectives of Management Development Programmes:
Our Management Development Programmes focus on-
- Providing knowledge about the best management practices
- Collaborative learning where participants learn from each other
- Helping participants translate their learning into action
Experienced professors, who are familiar with corporate realities, lead the programmes. Experts and practitioners from the corporate world are also invited to share their experiences with the participants.
3. Major areas of MDP are
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Financial Management and Management Accounting
- Operations Management
- Strategic Marketing Management
- Management and Leadership
- Strategic HR Management
- Management Strategy
- Technology and Business
4. Participants
This program benefits mid-level managers from any of the following roles:
- Managers
- Managers of Managers
- Leaders of a division or functional area
- Leaders of complex operational programs, system-wide projects or projects that span across location departments or divisions
5. Client List of EDP/MDP
- PU client lists covers private sector (corporate houses), Public Sector Undertakings, Governmental organizations. PU is involved in Management and Executive Development programs at various levels in these organizations.
Siyaram Silk Mills Ltd. | Tata Motors |
Prism Johnson Limited | Zydus Pharma |
Net Magic NTT Ltd. | Vasa Denticity |
Manglam Cement | Mahindra Housing Finance |
Signature International Foods India Pvt. Ltd. | NALCO Ltd |
Caprihans India Ltd. | Ampersand |
JSW Ltd. | Uflex Ltd. |
ICICI Prudential Ltd. | KEC International |
TP Ajmer Distribution Ltd. | Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd. |
Poly Medicure Ltd. | Huhtamaki PPL Ltd. |
Db Schenker Ltd | BSE Ltd |
6. Types of MDP’s conducted by SMC
There are mainly two types of MDP’s conducted by department of Management & Commerce, Poornima Universtiy : Open MDP’s & Customized MDP’s.
OPEN MDPs
- These MDPs centre around key business fundamentals like Managerial Effectiveness, Team Building, Cost Management, Sales & Marketing skills, Management of Organizational Change, etc to emerging issues like Big Data, Creativity & Innovation, and Leadership. These programmes are in the nature of ‘open-enrollment’ courses with participation open to all practicing/experienced managers and/or executives.
- The pedagogy employed involves a variety of teaching methods: case studies, simulations, role plays, closed group analyses, and applied learning projects, interspersed with lecture sessions on theory and practice. The sessions are essentially interactive, and participants are encouraged to question assumptions, identify opportunities, solve complex problems, develop operational performance, boost productivity, and in the process, build sustainable competitive advantage. The knowledge and insights gained as a result of such sessions have immediate applications for high-priority management challenges. As a result, participants as well as the sponsoring organization receive a rapid –and lasting– return on investment.
CUSTOMIZED TRAINING PROGRAMMES
- We also offer exclusive custom-designed programmes, to address specific Executive Learning and/or Corporate Training mandates from individual organisations. Under this format, courses are designed in collaboration with the client organisation, and scheduled at a mutually convenient date and venue. Such programmes can be domain-specific as in Sales & Marketing, Operations, Finance, Strategy, Leadership, etc or inter-disciplinary, involving an optimal mix of multiple functional areas.
- Currently School of Management & Commerce is working with a host of companies spanning across top-of-the-league Multinationals and corporate houses to Public Sector Enterprises, creating cutting-edge training modules that give them clout in a constantly changing global marketplace.
7. MDP’s conducted in 2018, 2019 and 2020 till date:
Program Name | Open/Closed | Venue | Facilitator | Program Director | Dates |
Strategic Pricing | Open | Poornima University | Prof. Sanjeev Tripathi | Dr. Manoj Gupta | 5-7 Oct 2018 |
Application of Balance Score Card in Organizations | Open | Poornima University | Prof. T V S Rao | Dr. Suresh | 5-7 April |
Motivation | Open | Poornima University | Mr. Gaurav Sharma Adventurist (Everest Climber) | Dr. Manoj Gupta | 29-Aug-19 |
Building and Leading Teams | Open | Poornima University | Ms. Mugdha Sinha (IAS) | Dr.Suresh Chandra Padhy | 6-Sep-19 |
How good memory helps in management (Memory tricks for improving efficiency) | Open | Poornima University | Mr. P Mahadevan | Dr. Suresh Chandra Padhy | 25-31 Oct 2019 |




8. Annual MDP Calendar for the year 2020
Program Name | Open/Closed | Venue | Facilitator | Program Director | Dates |
Hands on Analytics for Young Professionals | Closed | Poly Medicure Conf. Hall | Ms. Sridisha Banerjee | Dr. Suresh Chand Padhy | May 23-27, 2020 |
Excellence in Managerial Communication | Open | Poornima University | Mr. Zubair Khan | Dr. Manoj Gupta | July 15-18, 2020 |
Conflict Resolution, Negotiation and Communication | Open | Poornima University | Mr. Vikram Mathur | Dr. Chandini Kripalani | August 23-26, 2020 |
Managing Family Business for Growth | Open | Poornima University | Dr. Hemant Anand | Dr. Ranu Sharma | September 26-29, 2020 |
Finance for Non-Finance Executives | Open | Poornima University | Dr. Pramod Jain | Dr. Shivram Choudhary | October 16-19,2020 |
Strategic Analysis for Marketing Decision-Making | Open | Poornima University | Dr. Raghuvir Singh/ Dr. Saket Mathur | Dr. Manoj Gupta | November 6-10, 2020 |
Selling and Negotiation Skills | Open | Poornima University | Dr. Hemant Anand/Dr. Bhavya Soni | Dr. Suresh Chand Padhy | December26-29, 2020 |